Date: November 2nd 2008

Hi everyone,
 
I enjoyed getting together with you all last week to discuss Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil.  In follow up, here are the details for this month's book club meeting:
 
Date/Time: Monday, November 24th @ 7:00 p.m.
 
Place:  Starbucks - North Logan
 
Book:  "Peace Like A River" by Leif Enger. (pbk. 2002)
 
I chose this book as it was highly recommended for a good discussion for book clubs.  Plus it was book I've had on my shelf for awhile now but haven't read it yet.  Last month I learned they are now in the process of making this book into a movie with Billy Bob Thornton having one of the leading roles.  Since I like to read books before seeing the movie... I figured this was a good time to finally get it read.  Below is a synopsis of the book.  Since the story focuses on "miracles" I am hoping that the diversity of our group will provide us with a lively discussion. 
 
Thanks,

Gillian Whitney
 
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Book synopsis:
 
Hailed as one of the year's top five novels by Time, and selected as one of the best books of the year by nearly all major newspapers, national bestseller Peace Like a River captured the hearts of a nation in need of comfort. "A rich mixture of adventure, tragedy, and healing," Peace Like a River is "a collage of legends from sources sacred and profane — from the Old Testament to the Old West, from the Gospels to police dramas" (Ron Charles, The Christian Science Monitor). In "lyrical, openhearted prose" (Michael Glitz, The New York Post), Enger tells the story of eleven-year-old Reuben Land, an asthmatic boy who has reason to believe in miracles. Along with his sister and father, Reuben finds himself on a cross-country search for his outlaw older brother who has been controversially charged with murder. Their journey is touched by serendipity and the kindness of strangers, and its remarkable conclusion shows how family, love, and faith can stand up to the most terrifying of enemies, the most tragic of fates. Leif Enger's "miraculous" (Valerie Ryan, The Seattle Times) novel is a "perfect book for an anxious time ... of great literary merit that nonetheless restores readers' faith in the kindness of stories" (Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press).
 
 

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